Crystal Swing

[izzyplastic]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAsUfWvIiXY

there was an article about this in an Irish national paper today. apparently it's not a spoof. they're from Midleton in Cork. That's a town that had the second highest suicide rate in the world in 2004. (http://www.independent.ie/health/rural-town-has-second-worst-suicide-rate-in-the-world-165666.html)

everyone I know from the place is a little weird. but this takes the biscuit. poor kids.

[victorinox]

I wish my mother and I hung out like that.

[Aly]

"You're so naughty, kiss my booody, and just call me preeeetty"
Frankly, I'm not sure how I feel about this video. I think I'm a tad uncomfortable.

Hopefully the 4channers won't be too harsh.

It's 4chan, it's the dregs of society, they definitely will.

[izzyplastic]

i was puzzled by that. i've no idea what a 4chan is

[Aly]

4chan is horrible imageboard with idiots who would post "Oh look, a picture of my penis violating this holy skull!!"

I was wondering if Crystal Swings were popular in their rural town, because I heard these type of things can be fussed about in small areas..

[izzyplastic]

it's highly doubtful. i reckon the kids probably kept it quiet until now, when the video apparently has gone viral. jaysus.

it looks like something out of father ted. except the writers of father ted would never have come up with something as painful as this. well, they might have, but they'd have had the sense not to put their viewers through it.

[Aly]

I know, the forced smiles hurt my intestines. Especially if it appears to be incest music. Those poor kids are going to be living with that video on their backs everyday, including that high suicide rate. Was it the mother who formed it? because I'm not sure those kids want to be in it....
It reminds me of that one episode of "Extras" with the daughter..

[izzyplastic]

from here:

www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2010/0227/1224265257624.html

In case anyone was wondering, Mary, Derek and Dervla Burke, are all indisputably real people. Their home is in Middleton, Co Cork, and both Derek and Dervla are still at school, albeit dreaming of a career in music. “It was my dream as a child to form my own band,” Mary reveals. “I had offers as a teenager to be in bands, and I didn’t take them, which I regret.” About eight years ago, Mary finally started singing solo and for the last three years she has been performing with her children.

“I picked the name Crystal Swing myself,” she explains. “I thought it embodied our music. I’ve always liked the name Crystal, because of Crystal Gale. It’s a feel-good name, and we’re an upbeat and swinging band.”

To date, Crystal Swing have only played private functions, booked for one of their three “packages”: a wedding show, a party show and “social dancing”. They have two CDs of cover versions out, The Best Years of Our Lives and Sweet Dreams . They confess themselves “flabbergasted” by the response to the YouTube video. It was taken from a satellite channel, Rural TV, which regularly features a “Hot Country” slot, and which was filmed last month at the Blarney Castle Hotel. None of them are familiar with Twitter, which has been trending the band’s name all week. “Is that so? That’s news to me,” Mary says, amazed. “Twitter? I’m not sure what that is. I wouldn’t know how to go about it at all,” says Dervla.

[jay]

harsh words about cork/corkonians in the comments, that makes me sad..

[Aly]

They confess themselves “flabbergasted” by the response to the YouTube video. It was taken from a satellite channel, Rural TV, which regularly features a “Hot Country” slot, and which was filmed last month at the Blarney Castle Hotel. None of them are familiar with Twitter, which has been trending the band’s name all week. “Is that so? That’s news to me,” Mary says, amazed. “Twitter? I’m not sure what that is. I wouldn’t know how to go about it at all,” says Dervla.

I think they're quite unfamiliar with the internet and what type of people lurk it. I think, somehow, that's where the problem lies.. I reallllly don't think the kids had a say in it.

[izzyplastic]

Feb 28, 2010 20:03:04 GMT jay said:

harsh words about cork/corkonians in the comments, that makes me sad..

ah sure, they're all langers down that part of the country

[Rhiflect]

Cork is pronounced Cark by the Corkonions. I like this.

My response to the video is summed up by Gunther's comment here:

Feb 28, 2010 19:38:49 GMT Aly said:

I know, the forced smiles hurt my intestines. Especially if it appears to be incest music.

Very odd! This is going to turn out like the Frosties kid, i can just tell.

[izzyplastic]

what was the frosties kid?

[Rhiflect]

It was an advert a while back, and it became a massive joke/catchphrase/viral thing and then after about 3 weeks all these rumours about the boy in the advert cropped up, saying how he was getting bullied/had killed himself/was moving to Austrailia/died of cancer etc etc.
It was quite amusing.

[husbandwifeheroin]

We discussed this boy earlier. Ha.

[Aly]

Damn you, Tony the Tiger.

Kids really are cruel creatures.

[sarah]

none of that actually happened www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/frosties.asp

[jadeface]

I hated that kid, simply because he could hear the sound of frosties hitting his 'plate'.
NO.
BOWL.

Mostly I hate it when people try to rhyme.
But, he didn't make the song so it's okay.

This family... Well they must be joking, surely... I'm quite late on this because I didn't notice it until now.

[Aly]

I do feel bad for making mean comments, but it's just kind of alien to me. Especially in the city.

AND YES. I hate it so much when people change and marshmellow words to make it rhyme, some rappers do it too.

[Lemon Bloody Cola]

Still better than Battle.